ADVISORY/Nanometrics to Present At the Adams, Harkness & Hill Annual Summer Seminar.

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Adams, Harkness & Hill Annual Summer Seminar

ADVISORY...for Thursday (Aug. 8)

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2002

Nanometrics, Inc. (Nasdaq:NANO), a leading supplier of advanced integrated and standalone metrology equipment for the semiconductor industry, today announced its participation at Adams, Harkness & Hill's Annual Summer Seminar, being held August 6 - 8, 2002.

Information is as follows:

    Event:          Adams, Harkness & Hill's Annual Summer Seminar

    Date:           Thursday, August 8, 2002

    Time:           Presentation at 1:30 p.m. EDT

    Location:       Marriott Long Wharf Hotel
                    Boston, MA

    Speakers:       John Heaton, President & CEO
                    Paul Nolan, Vice President & CFO

For more information on the seminar, please visit www.ahh.com. A live webcast of Nanometrics' presentation will be available at www.nanometrics.com/ahhwebcast.html.

About Nanometrics: Nanometrics, Inc. is a leading supplier of integrated and standalone metrology equipment used for advanced IC, flat panel display and magnetic head manufacturing. The Company's corporate office is located at 1550 Buckeye Drive, Milpitas CA 95035 with sales and service offices worldwide. Nanometrics is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol NANO. Nanometrics' website address is www.nanometrics.com.